DUKE THEFT? Michael Malone vs Jon Scheyer in RECRUITING WAR Over Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje

About this episode

The episode discusses UNC's recruiting efforts for Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje amidst competition from Jon Scheyer and the NCAA's tournament expansion.

UNC head coach Michael Malone has already locked down one teenage frontcourt player while in Spain. The question is - can he land another while he's there to go with Sayon Keita? But this time...it's an American: Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje, a 16-year-old big man with loads of talent. The question is: Can Coach Malone win him over a suddenly more interested Jon Scheyer? Can you pair two teenagers together in your frontcourt or is that just too much youth? On another note - why in the world is the NCAA expanding the NCAA Tournament? It just doesn't make any sense!

People in this episode

Host: Michael Malone

Topics covered

• recruiting
• basketball
• UNC
• Duke
• NCAA Tournament
• youth players

Keywords

• Michael Malone
• Jon Scheyer
• Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje
• recruiting
• NCAA Tournament
• basketball

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NCAA

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